Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor meets the press after winning the election in Hong Kong, south China, March 26, 2017. Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Sunday won the election of the fifth-term chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR). (Xinhua/Qin Qing)
HONG KONG, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, winner of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)'s fifth-term chief executive election, on Sunday vowed that she will lead Hong Kong forward in solidarity.
Lam made the pledge in her speech to the press after winning the election. She said she is ready to begin a new chapter in the journey together with Hong Kong people.
"The work of uniting our society to move forward begins now," she said, adding that during the election process, she heard a lot from people's hearts and learnt and experienced many new things.
Lam said she will discuss with people from various sectors on the development of Hong Kong, such as applying new resources in education, tackling housing problem and introducing new financial and tax measures.
She also stressed that she will "do my utmost to uphold 'one country, two systems' and to guard our core values."
